President Donald Trump sought to dial up pressure on President Vladimir Putin to negotiate a deal to end Russia’s war on Ukraine by indicating he’s seeking to partner with China to try to reach a settlement. “Hopefully China can help us stop the war,” Trump said during a video address at the World Economic Forum…
Russia will demand Ukraine drastically cut back military ties with the NATO alliance and become a neutral state with a limited army in any talks with incoming US President Donald Trump, according to people familiar with the matter. Increasingly confident he has the advantage on the battlefield in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin is determined…
US President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration next month, CBS reported, citing multiple sources. The invitation signals an effort by Trump to court his Chinese counterpart on the heels of threats of fresh tariffs against the world’s second-largest economy. Source link
Volodymyr Zelenskiy is addressing a special sitting of the European Parliament tomorrow to mark 1,000 days of Russia’s invasion. But despite all of Europe’s pledges to back him “as long as it take,” behind the scenes the Ukrainian president is under intense pressure to consider new ways to get to the negotiating table with Vladimir…
President-elect Donald Trump doesn’t take office for more than two months but he’s already shaping US policy in two major hot spots: Israel and Ukraine. With phone calls to the leaders of both nations, and another expected with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Trump’s victory — and the possibility he will seek major policy changes —…
Elon Musk joined a call between President-elect Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, highlighting the billionaire entrepreneur’s influence within the incoming US administration. Musk was in the room when the call took place, according to the person familiar with the discussion. Trump put the phone on speaker to allow Musk to participate, the person,…
Donald Trump said repeatedly during his campaign to return to the US presidency that he could quickly negotiate an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine. There’s now concern in Ukraine and among its allies that once Trump is inaugurated in January, the US will back away from supporting the effort to fend off Russian invasion….
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy held a phone conversation with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol amid growing concerns that North Korean troops and generals are being dispatched to Russia to aid Moscow’s war on Ukraine. “There is only one conclusion — this war is being internationalized and goes beyond the borders of two states,” Zelenskiy…
Russia is strengthening its military ties with North Korea, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned, as he reiterated a plea for more sustained supplies for his country’s forces. “We see that the alliance between Russia and regimes like North Korea is growing,” Zelenskiy said in his daily address to the nation Sunday evening without providing any…